Hawkes Blue is a light pastel shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Hawkes Blue is a pastel color. Hawkes Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Hawkes Blue is #D4E2FC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Hawkes Blue has 83%% Red, 89% Green, and 99% Blue.
Hawkes Blue has 219° Hue, 16% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Hawkes Blue has 219° Hue, 87% Saturation, and 91% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Hawkes Blue has 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#D4E2FC |
|
RGB |
(212, 226, 252) |
(83%, 89%, 99%) |
HSV |
(219°, 16, 99) |
(61%, 16%, 99%) |
HSL |
(219°, 87, 91) |
(61%, 87%, 91%) |
CMYK |
(16, 10, 0, 1) |
(16%, 10%, 0%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Hawkes Blue is 75%, which is high.
Hawkes Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Hawkes Blue and black have a 16.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Hawkes Blue and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
75% |
AAA (16.1) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Hawkes Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 12% Blue, 3% Cyan, 1% Black, 83% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
12%
Cyan
3%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
83%
To mix Hawkes Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Cyan, 6% Magenta, 1% Black, 83% White, as shown below.
Cyan
10%
Magenta
6%
Yellow
0%
Black
1%
White
83%
Colors similar to Hawkes Blue are: Link Water, Tropical Blue, Lavender Mist, Light Blue, and French Pass. Link Water is more cyan and paler than Hawkes Blue. Tropical Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Hawkes Blue. Lavender Mist is more purple and paler and lighter than Hawkes Blue. Light Blue is more cyan and brighter and darker than Hawkes Blue. French Pass is more cyan and brighter and lighter than Hawkes Blue.